OK, I finally have some footage of this fight to put up. It's 4 clips shot by someone from the other camp, mostly at the ends of rounds for some reason. The camera work is pretty crappy so I'm adding some commentary on things that are obscured or off camera. Hopefully Ben's teammate posts the footage he has soon.

These are in sequential order, with 1 clip from round 1, 2 from round 2 and one from the very end of the fight.
(Note: Ben has the red headgear)

Note Strikistanian yelling "FEDOR" just before the big overhand/casting punch. I'm glad those boys have a sense of humor :). Shuai Jiao throw at 0:12 was illegal.

Pause in the action at 0:16 is due to Ben throwing his opponent again (off camera). That was a body-lock TD that may have been legal under MT ruled. I'm not sure. The pause at 0:18 is due to Ben getting hit in the nuts.

This one kind of sums up the whole fight, with Ben controlling the kickboxing range but getting sloppy with about half his stuff, and the other boy controlling the clinch but also getting sloppy with a lot of it. IIRC this is the end of the fight.

Both boys deserve props for putting their butts on the line for a good cause (Cancer Research).

Now darkness comes; you don't know if the whales are coming. - Royce Gracie

This is the full vid of Ben's Thai rules match. It's on fb so you may or may not be able to view it depending on the hosting persons settings. If it's friends-of-friends theres a good chance it will play

Just an update. Ben was recruited onto the wrestling squad at his high school and has been working out with them in preparation for the start of the season in November. He's doing quite well with his general grappling ability, and there have been some amusing moments where he has pinned people by pulling guard and sweeping to mount. Lots of "WTF?" from his teammates and coaches.

He was also promoted to brown in his teaching rank by Osiris. Not BJJ rank, but his in house instructor rank for teaching in the kids MMA classes at their gym. He missed both NAGA and Pan Am's so he's not likely to get a BJJ promotion anytime soon, but I am very interested to see how the wrestling strengthens his grappling.

Now darkness comes; you don't know if the whales are coming. - Royce Gracie

Just an update. Ben was recruited onto the wrestling squad at his high school and has been working out with them in preparation for the start of the season in November. He's doing quite well with his general grappling ability, and there have been some amusing moments where he has pinned people by pulling guard and sweeping to mount. Lots of "WTF?" from his teammates and coaches.

He was also promoted to brown in his teaching rank by Osiris. Not BJJ rank, but his in house instructor rank for teaching in the kids MMA classes at their gym. He missed both NAGA and Pan Am's so he's not likely to get a BJJ promotion anytime soon, but I am very interested to see how the wrestling strengthens his grappling.

When I wrestled with the local high school team, I did the same thing. The coach specifically said it was perfectly legal under the high school rules in Idaho, at least.

All good, glad your son is working so hard and improving! Good work, Dad!

Ben

Falling for Judo since 1980

"You are wrong. Why? Because you move like a pregnant yak and talk like a spazzing 'I train UFC' noob." -DCS